TW No Beach Secrets quickest in Miss Roxie Little Futurity Trials

It was a day at the beach for the connections of TW No Beach Secrets. The two-year-old son of Escondido Beach scored the quickest time on the day to lead the 10 qualifiers into the $359,600 Restricted Grade 3 Miss Roxie Little Futurity slated for Oct. 25 during Indiana Champions Day at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

The final will mark the richest purse ever offered for Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana.

Guided by Diego Villamil Bocanegra, TW No Beach Secrets (photo) hustled out of the gate first and held the advantage all the way to the wire, scoring the win by a neck over Heza Classy Cowboy and Daniel Martinez to rank first and second on the list of finalists headed to the Miss Roxie Little Futurity. Cowgirl Beach and Giovani Vazquez-Gomez finished third.

TW No Beach Secrets turned in his 400-yard dash in a time of 20.109 as the race favorite. Former jockey Natasha Perez trains the homebred owned and raised by Thomas Wylie of Ohio.

TW No Beach Secrets came into the trial off a win in the $30,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Juvenile Stakes win. It was his third trip to the winner’s circle as he moved his career bankroll to $45,000 with the win.

It was a big day for Wylie and Perez, who also had the fastest qualifier in TW Streakin Cowboy for the Governor’s Stake, which will also run on Indiana Champions Day for a purse of $320,750.

One of the biggest surprises on the day came in the third Miss Roxie Little Futurity trial as Jess Shake Baby and Cristian Penaloza scored an upset win, paying $26.20 to her backers. The Jess Being Valiant daughter was a contender from start to finish to win by a neck over Queenvn Chic and Fernando Morin. D Double Deuce and Eduardo Luna finished third.

Owned by breeder Lorenzo Faison, Jess Shake Baby is a second-generation runner for trainer Ron Raper, who also conditioned her dam, Milk Shake Baby, during her racing career in Indiana. It also marked the first career win as a jockey for Penaloza, who began riding less than a month ago.

“Her momma (Milk Shake Baby) ran here and qualified for all the futurities,” noted Raper. “The whole family has breathing issues, but I think we got the issue fixed and this is the result right here. I’m also very happy for Cristian (Penaloza). He’s been working for me for about a year and a half. He came up from North Carolina and just got his license. This was his sixth race to ever ride and his first career win, so I’m happy for him.”

It was also a big day for the Eggleston barn as they scored three wins on the day. Eggleston currently leads all trainers in wins this season with 45 victories. His wins on the All-Quarter Horse card also placed him over the $1.1 million mark in earnings, the only trainer over the million dollar mark so far this year.

“It’s been a great day for us,” added Eggleston. “And I was glad to see Greg Wolford’s filly (One Magic Eagle) make the Governor’s Stake final. He’s from Texas and this is the first horse he’s ever run up here so I’m glad he’s in the final.”

One of the Eggleston barn winners was Rock N The Beach, a son of Escondido Beach, who won his Miss Roxie Little trial in 20.264 to rank in sixth place headed to the final. Rock N the Beach was a convincing winner by one and one-half lengths for jockey Rolando Pina and owner-breeder Jeff Sheets. He paid $2.20 as the race favorite.

“This colt (Rock N the Beach) was born at our farm,” noted Eggleston. “It is out of a filly (PYC Fast Girls Rock) that we raced out here that Natasha (Perez) rode for us. He (Rock N the Beach) is her second baby and so far, he’s been really good. He’s a big horse and really laid back at the farm, but when he gets to the track, he’s strong and knows his business.”

A total of six trials included 52 entrants to reach the top 10 for the Miss Roxie Little Futurity. The final field, in order of time with jockey, includes: TW No Beach Secrets (20.109, Diego Villamil Bocanegra); Heza Classy Cowboy (20.152, Daniel Martinez); CV Denali (20.153, Fernando Morin); Whiskey Beach (20.252, Eduardo Diaz); Jess Shake Baby (20.264, Cristian Penaloza); Rock N the Beach (20.264, Rolando Pina); Queenvn Chic (20.299, Fernando Morin); D Double Deuce (20.344, Eduardo Diaz); Beach Burner (20.395, Fernando Morin); and Sizzzling Heart (20.411, Francisco Quintero).

Trainer Claudio Barraza saddles three for the final (CV Denali, Queenvn Chic, Beach Burner) along with Tim Eggleston, who will saddle Whiskey Beach, Rock N The Beach, D Double Deuce. Tony Cunningham (Heza Classy Cowboy, Sizzzling Heart) saddles two for the event.

Other trial winners for the Miss Roxie Little included CV Denali (Fernando Morin), Whiskey Beach (Eduardo Diaz), and Beach Burner (Fernando Morin). All trial winners advanced to the final.

The Restricted Grade 3 Miss Roxie Little Futurity Final is one of six stakes on the card for the sixth annual Indiana Champions Day. Purses will topple over $1 million, marking the richest day of Quarter Horse racing ever offered in Indiana.

First post is 11 a.m. with the second half of the program dedicated to Quarter Horses.

Joining the Miss Roxie Little Futurity on Indiana Champions Day is the Governor’s Stake, QHRAI Derby, Indiana Championship, Governor’s Juvenile Stakes, and Miss Roxie Little Futurity Juvenile Stakes.

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